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How far can $12M go? Breaking down Mayor Parker’s education budget proposal
Advocates, educators and council members are gearing up for budget season. Here’s what they’re saying about Mayor Parker’s ...
Mayor Parker presents $6.7B city budget proposal touting $800M housing plan, 'historic' tax cuts, extended-year Philly school pilot expansion
What you need to knowMayor Cherelle L. Parker delivered her second budget address Thursday to Philadelphia City Council.The speech kicks off three months of negotiations between the Parker ...
Federal layoffs hit Philadelphia. Here’s what happened next for workers.
President Donald Trump’s administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have set out to shrink the ...
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Will Smith gets a street named in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he was born and raised
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, now there’s a street called Will Smith Way. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and city leaders honored the Oscar and Grammy ...
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Philadelphia mayor's new budget includes big boost to traffic safety, bike lane protection
Mayor Cherelle Parker's proposed budget ... became more urgent last summer when Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Dr. Barbara Friedes was killed by a drunk driver while riding her bike in ...
Misguided zoning change is the latest example of the problems with councilmanic prerogative | Editorial
That a bill most district councilmembers believed was not good enough for their own constituents was approved on a 15-2 vote ...
Vermont child welfare agency seeks to dismiss lawsuit alleging it tracked pregnant women
Vermont’s child welfare agency has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the state routinely targets and tracks ...
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‘That’s a Slap In the Face’: Will Smith Beats Chris Rock to Iconic Hometown Honor, Reigniting Backlash Following Oscars Fallout
Hollywood star Will Smith famously showed love to his hometown in the theme song of his show “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” The love has since been ...
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NATIONAL BRIEFS: Supreme Court likely to OK $8 billion phone and internet subsidy for rural, low-income areas
Supreme Court seems likely to OK $8 billion phone and internet subsidy for rural, low-income areas ...
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It’s One of Philly’s Hardest Hit Neighborhoods, But a Plan to Fight Gun Violence Is Showing Promise
Once a thriving working class community, Kensington has become infamous for drug use and violence. Now, after a year of ...